Fender.



J. H. MA ULDIN.-

FENDER. APPLICATION IILED MAY 13. 1907.

PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

-2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 JAMES H. MAULDIN, OF FALKNER, MISSISSIPPI.

FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed May 13, 1907. Serial No. 373,388.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. MAULDIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Falkner, in the county of Tippah, State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fenders or screens for use in connection with open fire places or grates,

and more particularly it has reference to a* fender including a supporting frame braced by andirons, and made in adjustably connected sections, and a screen including a wire mesh and. a frame formed to be detachably engaged with said supporting frame.

In connection with a device of the above type the invention aims as a primary object to provide a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the details of which will appear in the course of the following description, like characters of reference designating similar parts throughout the several views, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a fender constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the frame for the screen above referred to. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the fender frame showing the adjustable connections between the sections. Fig. 4 is an en larged section on the line 44 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the fender frame.

Referring specifically to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates as an en tirety the fender frame, and the numeral 2, the screen removably suspended therefrom. The frame 1 is of inverted U shape and is constituted of angular sections 3, which have their vertical legs bent at their lower ends to afford shoes 4, which rest upon the floor adj a cent the fire-place. The sections 3 have their horizontal legs slidably engaged in a connecting member 5 of U shape in cross section, which at its ends, is provided with angular overhanging lugs 6, formed to surround the horizontal legs of the sections 3. The frame 1 is supported by means of andirons 7, having offset sustaining legs 8, and at their upper ends bent into hook shape as at 9, to engage the horizontal bars of the sections 3.

The screen is constructed of a U-shaped frame 10, having the ends of its depending legs formed with loops 11 adapted to slidably engage the vertical legs of the bars 3. Spanning the legs 11, is a transverse bar 12 having projecting end portions 13, which are designed to seat in hooks 14 provided therefor on the vertical legs of said sections 3, and in such function to coact with the loops 11 in suspending the screen from the fender. Olfset parallel transverse frame bars 15 have their ends engaged with the legs of the frame 10 and coact with said frame to support a suitable wire mesh 16. The cross bar of the frame 10 is provided with a suitable handle 17 by means of which the screen may be moved from place to place.

By virtue of the adjustable connections between the sections 3, the fender may be made of varying widths to be used in connection with screens of varying sizes which may be readily engaged and disengaged with the fender frame in the manner and by the means described. A fender constructed in accordance with the present invention is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and practical and efficient in use.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and efficient means are provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but while the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to serve the functions set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may be made in the proportions, shape and arrangement of the several parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

WVhat is claimed is:

A device of the type set 'forth, comprising in combination a fender frame including adjustably connected sections formed with depending legs, upwardly directed hooks carried by said legs and a screen comprising a frame of U-shape and having the lower ends of its legs bent to surround the depending legs of said fender frame, a cross bar carried by said. U-shaped frame and formed to engage said hooks, ol'l'set frame bars and wire mesh su )ported by said frame bars and said U-shape( frame.

In testimony whereof, I tfllX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JAS. H. MAULDIN. YVitnesses A. M. YOUNG, J. A. GURNY. 

